Payload Quality Assurance Engineer - Space & Defence

Baltic Recruitment Services Ltd; Sedgefield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Income Protection Insurance

SAYE share scheme

EV scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Volunteering day

Learning and development opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

Baltic Recruitment Services Ltd. is seeking a Payload Product Assurance Engineer to ensure quality, reliability and compliance of space payload products.

You will work with Engineering, Manufacturing and Programme teams to deliver high-quality RF/microwave hardware for Space and Defence applications. Key duties include leading QA across programmes, embedding quality, reviewing plans, and driving root cause investigations while aligning with ECSS/ESA/NASA standards.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Physics, Quality or related discipline.
• Experience in Product Assurance, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Quality or Reliability Engineering.
• Experience with complex electronic, RF, aerospace or space products.
• Knowledge of ECSS, ESA or NASA quality standards.
• Excellent communication and cross-disciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Lead product assurance activities across payload and space hardware programmes from concept to customer delivery.
• Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory and industry standards (ECSS/ESA/NASA).
• Embed quality throughout the product lifecycle with Engineering, Manufacturing and Test teams.
• Review and approve quality plans and release documentation.
• Lead root cause investigations and NRBs.
• Monitor quality metrics and maintain configuration control.

Skills

Product assurance

Quality assurance

Root cause analysis

ECSS/ESA/NASA standards

Cross-functional collaboration

Space/defence domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Physics/Quality

Tools

FMEA

Job description

Baltic Recruitment Services Ltd. is seeking a Payload Product Assurance Engineer to ensure quality, reliability and compliance of space payload products.

You will work with Engineering, Manufacturing and Programme teams to deliver high-quality RF/microwave hardware for Space and Defence applications. Key duties include leading QA across programmes, embedding quality, reviewing plans, and driving root cause investigations while aligning with ECSS/ESA/NASA standards.